to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
a certain somebody; you-know-who
alone; by oneself; on one's own
mark; symbol; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to; focusing on
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
to keep away; to keep at a distance
power; might; authority; influence
reduction by half; halving
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
that is to say; so that means
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
spiced sake (served at New Year's)
speaking fondly about one's sweetheart (spouse, girlfriend, etc.); going on about one's love affairs
in comparison to; rather than
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
next; next person; room adjoining a noble's parlor
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
candidacy; standing as a candidate; bidding (to host an event, e.g. the Olympics)
minutely; in detail; with particular attention
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
quietly; slowly; gracefully
wagon; tea wagon; teacart; station wagon; estate car
drawing room; parlour; parlor; reception office
entering a room; studying under a Buddhist teacher